Stop-Grids for Fish Traps in Denmark

From 1 January 1991, the Danish Ministry of Fishery has decreed that all trap fishers using fish traps in otter habitats must use stop-grids or stop-net in their fish traps; failure to do so incurs a fine of DM 175 ($110) per trap, and the trap will be confiscated. This has now been extended to cover the whole of Denmark's fresh water, and certain areas in brackish and salt water.